Recent content by Gatzby

How to make a better marking dog, what I or anyone in retriever competitions would pay to know the answer :). Without seeing what's happening in person its pretty tough to tell if its a problem or just enthusiasm. Make your marks hard to get to but easy to find once they get there. IE Throw...

I just watched it, that was before the door redesign. I don't have a dog in the fight but I'd try to find someone who has one and decide for yourself

Central Minnesota Retriever Club had a gunner kennel in a raffle this weekend so I got to look one over closely. The door is better than what Rufland, or Dakota offer. It has a nice drain just like the Dakota, no drain on a Ruffland. The tie down points while different from a Dakota offer...

I have a ruffland and a Dakota 283, both are great portable crates. The Dakota is significantly more stout than the Ruffland, and not that much heavier. The Dakota also has a drain that makes it easier to wash out the crate. The ruffland "either way" opening door while not as solid is nice...

I am a member of 2 AKC Retriever clubs, and a NAHRA club. Initially I joined these clubs for access to training grounds but the benefits are so much more. Many of my best friends and hunting buddies were met through my memberships. Where else can you get access 24-7 to approximately 400...

Altered dogs are eligible to run and title in all AKC, NAHRA, and HRC events. I don't know about AKC confirmation shows, I am very far removed from that venue.

Generally speaking a dual titled dog is one that has a confirmation championship (CH) and a field championship (FC or AFC). In the lab world these are unicorns as the breed is so severely split. My Ty dog has AKC (HT, FT, and obedience titles), a UKC HT title and NAHRA upland title. But he...

Is that little brown bag of rags a Boykin or a American water spaniel? It must be a Boykin since you have a Chessie, and Boykins are part Chessie if I remember correctly. Cool little dog

Gretchen always gets left out. Here she is at a training day. The other hoodlums hunting, or watching hunting

Our ability as trainers, training practices, and quality of breeding, have had FAR FAR FAR more effect than nutrition.

This strikes me as genius marketing to bolster sales during a traditionally slow sales quarter. This way they can bump sales with out the discount. To quote some politician from years ago "Never let a crises real or perceived go to waste" I usually buy all my shells bulk when they go on sale...

In my opinion a bath with any kind of soap would be the last thing I would do. Good Luck

I like it! I don't always pick up my hulls as I'm busy marking a wounded bird or yucking up a crappy shot. I do however pickup the empties I come across. I doubt I pickup more than I shoot but its something.

I know it was a donation and that is why I bought it, like most gun raffles there were a couple of desirable guns, and a bunch of misfits of science. I didn't want full retail + 20%, I asked for store credit. This was a win for the store if I used the credit for anything besides a firearm...

I think the "gun I wouldn't buy" is a slippery slope, the gun I wouldn't buy but would love to own is a pretty narrow window. I won a O/U .410 a while back, I haven't bought a ticket since. I hate being a sore looser but I was frustrated that the retailer that was the FFL wouldn't even give me...